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rotate

[roh-tayt, roh-tayt] / ˈroʊ teɪt, roʊˈteɪt /




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That could rotate plenty of borrowers into a more favorable “band” that gets them lower upfront fees and better borrowing rates.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

"When the fans rotate, the shadow falls on the water," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

A wheel can spin continuously around a fixed axle, allowing it to rotate without disturbing whatever it supports.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

But when investors get nervous about the outlook of the artificial-intelligence trade or the health of the economy, they often rotate into defensive sectors, such as consumer staples.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The camera can rotate 360 degrees, and I have plenty of antenna parts.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Keeping the head steady while the rest of the body rotates may help the animals maintain control and navigate effectively during their rapid escapes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes is a job for the World Meteorological Organization, which rotates them out every six years and retires them after a given storm causes too much destruction.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

It’s about the fact that the Lotus’s polar axis runs exactly through the driver’s inboard hip, so that the machine rotates around them and not some invisible pivot point, just off-center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

When the market rotates, everything you own falls at once.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Mrs. Janssen rotates two of the jars, so I can see them right side up.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

By pure chance, the ball slipped into his right hand with the seams rotated in a slightly different way than he was used to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In this case, the team examined how the brown dwarf's light changed as it rotated, looking for subtle variations that could reveal what was happening in its atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

USA international Coffey, one of their most crucial midfielders, has featured in every game but has only played 90 minutes once as Jeglertz has rotated effectively.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The ceremony has rotated among the four broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

According to Aristotle, the sublunary elements were naturally at rest, while the supralunary spheres rotated in endless circles.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

His "rotating pantry" - consisting of long-life food supplies like oats, quinoa and peanut butter - is regularly used for cooking then replaced so "it's not just sitting there expiring".

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The course has since expanded to a rotating cast of Harvard’s loftiest faculty members, each of whom lead two lectures and a weekly seminar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Animals, however, have no comparable mechanism separating their rotating bodies from their heads.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The cookie shops have a rotating menu of cookies with elaborate toppings, sometimes offering bizarre flavors such as everything bagel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

A blazing ball of light appeared in her palm, and she threw it into the core of the rotating rings.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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